| Recent Vendor Reports on SAP (Product) |
eBook: Managed SAP Hosting - Determining If It's Right For Your Business
| sponsored by Freudenberg IT
EBOOK:
In this e-book, experts share their advice on the things that can make or break a project. Readers will discover what the current market for managed hosting is like, what to include in an SLA, and the key considerations when selecting a hosted provider.
Posted: 30 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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SAP on Linux: Basics, Migration Tips and How to Get Started
| sponsored by Red Hat
PODCAST:
This Expert Podcast explores the pros and cons of running SAP on Linux, and explains how to create a migration plan from other operating systems.
Posted: 29 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 29 Jun 2009
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Creating a Case for Accounts Payable Automation in SAP: Streamlining Cost Containment and Maximizing Cash Flow
| sponsored by Dolphin Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
As economic realities dictate companies tighten financial controls and automate business processes, Accounts Payable still remains a largely manual and disconnected business process. This whitepaper discusses best practices options and a solid approach to implementing solutions for automating and optimizing Accounts Payable in the SAP environment.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 10 Jun 2009
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Best Practices for Optimizing SAP Accounts Payable
| sponsored by Dolphin Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
In an age when companies are tightening financial controls and automating business processes, Accounts Payable remains a largely manual process. This whitepaper discusses Dolphin's Best Practice approach and solutions for automating and optimizing Accounts Payable in SAP.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009
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The Fast-Payback SAP Projects for Saving Money in 2009: Detailed Data for Business Expense Projects
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
This Report, which summarizes detailed data from a field study conducted exclusively for AMR Research SAP Peer Forum clients, was written to help business audiences looking for every opportunity to reduce the total business expenses of their huge, existing investments in SAP.
Posted: 24 Jun 2009 | Published: 24 Jun 2009
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Using the Solaris™ Operating System to Upgrade SAP Environments
| sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This document uses concrete examples to describe the architecture of a system landscape based on Solaris™ Containers and Solaris ZFS technologies. This architecture allows enterprises running Solaris to operate an SAP environment at lower cost in a more flexible way, while retaining high availability.
Posted: 23 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
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Platform Design, TCO, and Cost-Effective Flexibility: The Role of Solaris in Support of SAP Enterprise Applications
| sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This paper briefly surveys the forces driving IT departments to re-design their computing platforms, examines the various design issues at hand, and provides a detailed analysis of the role that the Solaris operating system can play in meeting the new requirements.
Posted: 23 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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Business Intelligence - Now More Than Ever
| sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
WHITE PAPER:
The goal of this white paper is to explain why business intelligence is a sound investment for any IT manager to make, especially now. Budgets are tighter and demands from executives to see immediate results from IT implementations are increasing. This paper outlines the benefits of a BI solution and its impact on a company. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Dec 2008
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All Information, All People, One Platform: What's New In SAP® BusinessObjects™ XI 3.1
| sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
PRODUCT LITERATURE:
BusinessObjects XI 3.1 solutions provide a full spectrum of BI functionality--from reporting, query and analysis, and dashboards and visualization, to intuitive discovery and advanced predictive analytics capabilities--as well as data quality and extract, transform, and load functionality.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Dec 2008
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Designing Compelling Business Intelligence Business Cases for an SAP® Software Landscape: Scenarios for Leveraging Solutions From SAP and Business Objects
| sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
WHITE PAPER:
A recent worldwide survey listed business intelligence (BI) as CIOs' number one priority for 2008, the third consecutive year BI topped the list. From a business user perspective, this translates into more interactive and pervasive BI, both creating a richer user experience and reaching every place where work is done.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009
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Case Study: Avocent Increases Its Distribution Capacity and Throughput Without a Costly Physical Expansion
| sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
CASE STUDY:
Avocent needed to increase its distribution capacity and throughput without a costly physical expansion. Read this case study to see how Catalyst stood out as the clear choice to partner Avocent on this project plan of upgrading their SAP warehouse management system.
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009
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Catalyst XPS: Parcel Shipping Within SAP® ECC and SCM EWM
| sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
SAP SCM Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solution is the next generation SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS) platform designed to provide a complete suite of operational functionality.
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009
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Evaluating the Advantages and Pitfalls of SAP Managed Hosting
| sponsored by Freudenberg IT
WEBCAST:
In this webcast, you will learn what to look for in an SAP managed hosting provider -- including how to determine your organization's requirements and how to evaluate potential providers.
Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Selecting a SAP Managed Hosting Provider: Trends and Myths
| sponsored by Freudenberg IT
PODCAST:
Bill Martorelli, principal analyst for Forrester Research, discusses trends in the SAP managed hosting arena, myths about SAP managed hosting, and gives advice on creating RFPs and negotiating SLAs.
Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 16 Jun 2009
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Presentation Transcript: Best Practices in Selecting a SAP Managed Hosting Provider
| sponsored by Freudenberg IT
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
In this presentation transcript, Michael Dortch, Founder and Lead Analyst of DortchOnIT.com, explains what to look for in an SAP managed hosting provider including how to determine your organization's requirements and how to evaluate potential providers.
Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009
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Proving Success with XOJET: How Freudenberg IT (FIT) SAP Hosting Service Reduced Costs
| sponsored by Freudenberg IT
CASE STUDY:
In this success story you will read how by hosting its SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) financial modules with FIT, XOJET is saving the expense of a dedicated SAP staff and IT infrastructure. Read on to learn how you company can take advantage of the same benefits as XOJET did by choosing FIT to maintain your SAP infrastructure.
Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009
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Creating an Integrated e-Business Solution in Hosting SAP with Freudenberg IT (FIT)
| sponsored by Freudenberg IT
WHITE PAPER:
Read this paper to learn how Freudenberg IT (FIT) provides everything you need for a complete integrated e-business solution. FIT provides the applications infrastructure and technical day-to-day applications support; the required care to better ensure that your SAP environment is always there and is always performing optimally.
Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009
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Closing the data privacy gap for SAP Applications White Paper
| sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:
To help support your data privacy compliance requirements, this white paper describes some of the comprehensive data masking techniques available with the IBM Optim Data Privacy Solution for SAP Applications.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2008
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SAP NETWEAVER BPM - Industry Trend Reports
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
Business process management provides a new management discipline, a new suite of software technologies and tools, and a new IT implementation style based on concrete links between strategy and execution. This white paper explains SAP's place in the BPM landscape and describes its new offering in that arena, NetWeaver BPM.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2009
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Improving Intercompany Reconciliation For A Faster Close: Driving Financial Excellence
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
What's arguably the single greatest barrier to the fast close has remained constant - the completion of the intercompany reconciliation process. This paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how companies can make impressive progress when they employ software solutions such as those from SAP Business Objects
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 Jun 2009
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Reducing Costs with Efficient Operations: A Fast Track to More Working Capital
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
Untamed costs can deplete the precious working capital that's critical to your ongoing operations and new expansions. By instituting efficient automated
processes throughout your organization, you can reduce waste, unnecessary
overtime, and a host of other cost factors.
Posted: 07 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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Protecting and Nurturing Your Brand: Maintain and Grow Brand Value in a Time of Crisis
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
There are many elements that impact a company's brand. Concentrating on a select few lets you control financial investment while maximizing the returned benefit. This SAP Executive Insight focuses on efforts that target a key set of brand-related opportunities and describes how companies can strengthen brand value even in a recession.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Maximizing the Value of Economic Stimulus Funds
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was a dramatic action designed to quickly stimulate an economic recovery in the United States. This SAP Executive Insight examines some of the major challenges agencies face with respect to this stimulus plan. It describes how governments can transform their organization to devote more resources..
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Achieve Fuel Distribution Excellence - Drive Efficiency And Growth With Integrated Solutions
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
The SAP for Oil & Gas solution portfolio provides functionality that gives fuel marketers and distributors visibility into their distribution network, integrates customer information, and automates processes to improve efficiency, forecast accuracy, and adaptability.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Integrated Contract Life-Cycle Management: Automate Processes, Reduce Over-Payments, Improve Productivity
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
Combining SAP ERP with SAP Incentive Administration and SAP Paybacks and
Chargebacks provides a complete contract management solution. With this solution, you will increase market share, capture business intelligence, reduce overpayments and duplicate claims, improve compliance, and increase productivity.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Accurate Costing Is Key to Profitability - Dynamic Environments Expose Weaknesses in Traditional Approaches
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
To maximize profitability, companies must know the true cost of making and delivering their products and services. Traditional cost accounting, devised in a simpler era, does not satisfy that need. This paper examines indirect and overhead costs, which are crucial to managing profitability.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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